A French Art Dealer's Risk Is Paying Off

The contemporary art dealer Emmanuel Perrotin has built a world-scale business on a talent scout's eye for early promise and on a willingness to take risks.

Maria Sonnenberg: Tune into art exhibits, communicating this week in Brevard County

Legal eagles Gray Robinson Attorneys have been transformed into artistic anhingas, thanks to the Ten Women in Art exhibition now on display at the firm's office at 1795 W. Nasa Blvd. in Melbourne.

Festival of manga, 'anime' opens in Kyoto

KYOTO — An exhibition of the latest manga, "anime," art and the next generation of electronic entertainment technology from Japan and abroad opened Thursday in Kyoto. Since 1997, the Cultural Affairs Agency has sponsored an international festival of Japanese and foreign manga and anime artists, as well as those artists working on modern designs or involved in entertainment.

New York's secret origins

Any time of day, New York looks like a comic. Every block of Manhattan tells part of the story, like illustrated panels on the page: Superman soars over Midtown's skyscrapers, Batman lurks on the rooftops of Gothic buildings, the Spirit sulks in the shadows of the Lower East Side and Spider-Man's girlfriends plunge to almost certain deaths from the borough-spanning bridges.

Don't miss: Comic art at the Atlantic Center

WHAT : The go-to vacation plan for cutting-edge artists? A beachside residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach. With a roster that has included hipster icons like Nick Cave, Spalding Gray and Eric Bogosian, the arts center now turns its eye (and the eyes of lucky visitors) toward the indie comics world. In September, the Pabst Gallery will showcase diverse offerings from ...